No matter what the outcome of SCO's suit against IBM over open-source code, corporations will be wary of any open-source investments, especially those that could unwittingly bring new legal risks.
The weight of evidence shows that Linux, and open source software in general, can in fact co-exist with proprietary software.
Microsoft's products have been left off a list compiled by the Defence Signals Directorate that aims to evaluate and advise whether software is appropriate for use by Australian Government agencies
Microsoft lawyers have joined the company's campaign against open-source software, restricting how developers may use what it terms "viral software" in connection with Microsoft programming tools.
Microsoft lawyers have joined the company's campaign against open-source software, restricting how developers may use what it terms "viral software" in connection with Microsoft programming tools.
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Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?
Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux
No matter what the outcome of SCO's suit against IBM over open-source code, corporations will be wary of any open-source investments, especially those that could unwittingly bring new legal risks.
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Sugar Suite from SugarCRM is a comprehensive, streamlined tool which offers indispensable services to both a company's employees and its customers.
OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 is a free, open source alternative to Microsoft's Office application suite. It is fantastic if you need basic office applications such as a word processor or spreadsheet at no cost. However, large organisations and power users may be disappointed by its lack of features and support.
Of the less well known open source browsers, Maxthon has been gaining attention as the second most popular Web browser in its home state of China. Based on IE's Trident engine, we found it to be highly customisable; however its lack of support makes it difficult to recommend for business.
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Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.
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